Holder for paste.



No. 864,628. PATENTBD AUG. 2-7, 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED DEO. 19.1908..

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OSCAR DREHER, OF STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOLDER FOR PASTE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application iiled December 19,1906. Serial No. 348.526.

To all whom it may concern:

13e it known that I, Osciin Damien, a citizen ol the v United States, and a resident of Stroudsburg, in the particularly to means whereby the paste and the brush may be supported in the same receptacle and the brush maintained in a moist condition at all times.

The object oi the -invention is to provide means whereby the brus'h may be held within the same receptacle which contains the paste, and whereby it may be automatically moistened as it is withdrawn for use.

The device is very simple, cheap, and readily con structed, and as the brush is normally held in a horizontal position, the device occupies the minimum amount oi space.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specilication, in which simi* lar characters oi" reference indicate corresponding parts in all the liguresfin which Figure l is a perspective view oi my improved holder, the cover thereof being open; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 oi Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 3 3 oi' Fig. 2 the brush being removed.

It is evident that the receptacle may be made oi any suitable material, as, ior instance, metal, glass or the like, but in the specilic embodiment oi my invention which I have illustrated in the drawings, the holder is in the form of a rectangular metal box having side walls l0, end walls il., and a bottom 13 secured thereto in any suitable manner:

The holder may be oi any desired length, but is preferably oi a length sufliciently great to permit the insertion of the brush within the holder and the supporting oi the same in a horizontal position.

A cover lll of any suitable character is provided and may be hinged to the device as illustrated, or may be held in place in any suitable manner.

The holder is provided with a partition l5 extending lengthwise oi the device and spaced a short distance from one side thereof. The partition thus subdivides the holder into two separate compartments, one ol which is considerably lcrger than the other. The larger compartment is adapted to receive the paste or other material, while the smaller compartment receives the brush by means oi which the paste is applied. The partition supports a brush support 16 intermediate its ends, and ol' a length. very materially less than the length oi' the brush. This brush support 1G may be secured to the partition in any suitable manner, or may even be made integral therewith, but it preferably is suspended 'l'rom the partition by means oi a hook llange 1.7 inclosing the upper edge oi the partition, whereby the brush support may be readily removed to l'acilitate the cleaning ol' the smaller compartment.

In the use of my new and improved device, the larger compartment is filled with paste or any other material desired, and a brush 18 is placed in the smaller compartment and its central portion rests upon the brush support 16. A sponge 'i9 is saturated with Water or other suitable liquid, and inserted in the smaller compartment directly beneath the end ol the brush and closely adjacent thereto. The bristles of the brush are thus closely adjacent the moistened sponge, but they are out oi Contact therewith. rlhe brush may thus be maintained in its moistened condition but is prevented l'rom becoming so saturated with the liquid as to necessitate the careful wiping or drying oi the brush before it is used.

In comlnon devices in which separate compartments are provided for the paste and the brush, the bristles oi the brush are kept in water, and when it is desired to use the brush it is often found to be so moist that itmaterially thins the paste and depreciates its value. When it is desired to use the appli cants brush, the finger is placed lightly upon the end ol' the brush adjacent the bristles and by pressing downward 4fthe bristles are brought into direct contact with the moist sponge which meistens the bristles the proper amount, and', at the same time, the handle ol the brush is raised in an inclined position where it may be easily grasped and removed for use. It will thus be noted that the brush is not immersed in water when not in use, and thus does not become too moist, and that the very act oi removing the brush from its support brings the bristles in contact with the sponge and meistens the brush the proper amount.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A holder for paste :1nd the like, comprisingr a vessel subdivided into two compartments, and means within one oi said compartments for engaging with a brush intermediate its ends and holding the same in a substantially horizontal position.

2. A holder for paste and the like, comprising a vessel subdivided into two compartments` and means within one of said compartments for supporting` a brush in a substantially horizontal position and ont of contact with the bottom of sa id compartment.

fi. A holder for paste and the like, comprising a vessel a lnnsh support carried by said partition adjacent the having a partition adjacent one side thereof and subupper edge thereof and adapted to support a brush interdividing the vessel into two compartments, and a brush mediate its ends and in a horizontal position.

support carried by said partition intermediate its ends. ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this 5 Al. A holder for paste and the like, comprising a vessel specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 15

having a partition therein near one Side, and a brush support carried by said partition and adapted to support a OSCAR DREHM," brush intermediate its ends. Witnesses:

.5. A holder for paste and the like, comprising a suitable Iton'r. Gnm'nu,

10 vessel having a partition adjacent one side thereof, and J. FRANK DImHER. 

